Did Malia Obama say she "deserved every penny of the $2.3 million she got from USAID" and was this payment reported by a news website or public official? No, that's not true: The quote about the USAID payment originated on a satirical Fac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canadian Government Did NOT Threaten ‘100% Tariff On Tesla’ In February 2025; Individual Politicians Did
Did the Canadian government threaten a "100 percent tariff on Tesla" in February 2025? No, that's not true: While the federal government in Ottawa was considering its options, the Department of Finance Canada said," The claim is false." I
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Trump Signed Executive Order Setting Two-Year Deadline For Residents To Leave Public Housing As Of February 12, 2025
Did President Donald Trump sign an executive order giving public housing residents a two-year deadline to move? No, that's not true: There is no such executive order posted on the White House website as of February 12, 2025. A search of T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Karoline Leavitt Did NOT Say ‘Jesus Didn’t Have Electricity Either’ When Discussing Tariffs
Did Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, say, "Jesus Christ didn't have electricity either and he did just fine" while explaining President Donald Trump's tariff policies? No, that's not true: None of Leavitt's press briefin
Internet Archive→ The Will Cain Show : FOXNEWSW : February 12, 2025 1:00pm-2:00pm PST
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum didn’t say this to Donald Trump about a border wall
Says Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told President Donald Trump, “They will beg us to tear down this ugly wall.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Does NOT Show Real CNN Video Of Yale Professors Protesting Student Use Of AI
Did a video on TikTok show an authentic CNN report on Yale University professors going on strike over student use of AI in classrooms? No, that's not true: There was no evidence at the time of writing on CNN.com or any other reputable med
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Bill Gates didn’t say defunding USAID would cause a “mystery illness”
Bill Gates said, “Defunding USAID will bring about another mystery illness across the world.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Zelenskyy Did NOT Spend 14.2 Million Euros To Buy ‘Legendary Eagle’s Nest Previously Owned By Hitler’
Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spend 14.2 million euros ($14.7 million) to buy the legendary "Eagle's Nest" previously owned by Adolf Hitler? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the Kehlsteinhaus, as the Eagle's Nest is k
The Dispatch→ No, Trump Did Not Blame the Chiefs’ Super Bowl Loss on DEI or Taylor Swift
There is no evidence a viral social media post attributed to the president is genuine.
The Dispatch→ Yes, DeepSeek Provides Censored Responses to Questions About China
The new AI model refused to answer questions about Tiananmen Square and China’s repression of Uyghurs.
Full Fact→ MPs cannot claim £50 for breakfast
The claim has been recirculating recently, but it’s incorrect and we’ve debunked it many times before.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Trump’s Decision to Release Water From California Dams
Los Angeles does not source its water from the region where the dams are located.
Full Fact→ Just under 50% of London’s social housing occupied by those born outside the UK
Posts circulating on social media claim 76% of London’s social housing is used to house ‘foreign nationals’, but this isn’t representative of the entire city.
Full Fact→ Prime Minister again appears to confuse immigration and net migration figures
The Dispatch→ Trump Moves to Cut Research Funding
‘Lights in labs nationwide will literally go out.’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Ad Shows Celebrities Wearing T-Shirt With Star Of David On A Hand That’s Giving The Finger To Kanye
Is a grayscale video of various celebrities wearing a t-shirt featuring a Star of David on a hand giving the finger to Kanye West a real ad? No, that's not true: The AI generated video, set to the tune of Jewish folk song "Hava Nagila", a
The Dispatch→ No Peace in Our Time
How soon is now?
The Dispatch→ This Cannot Go On Forever
Soon Trump will have to turn to the budget and his legislative agenda, and the spotlight will shift.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Labor Pick May Signal a GOP Pivot
But Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s record of union support could cost her Republican votes in the Senate.
The Dispatch→ American Indifference Is Ukraine’s Best Shot
For the embattled country, American apathy might be better than action.
The Dispatch→ Businesses Scramble for Tariff Exemptions
As Donald Trump implements (and threatens) import levies, industries lobby for carveouts.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Elon Musk’s Remarks in the Oval Office With Trump
Appearing alongside President Trump, Elon Musk made remarks that included broad accusations and misleading claims.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: January 2025 Study Did NOT Conclude Ozempic Causes Blindness
Did a study published in January 2025 definitively establish a link between Ozempic and blindness, as was implied in a post on X? No, that's not true: The study was a small observational analysis of just nine patients that did not establi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Spend $40 Million On Super Bowl Ads
Did Elon Musk spend $40 million on Super Bowl ads that listed all the corruption the Department of Government Efficiency has found so far? No, that's not true: There was no credible evidence supporting the assertion that Musk bought five
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Executive Order Did NOT Overturn Purported National ‘Plastic Straw Ban’ — No Such National Ban Exists
Did an executive order signed by President Donald Trump reverse "the plastic straw ban"? No, that's not true: No such national "ban" was enacted by Congress. Trump's order counters policies of former President Joe Biden aimed at gradually
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Sinkhole In Paris — AI Generated
Does a video being spread on social media show a real sinkhole that opened up in Paris? No, that's not true: The video originated on the Instagram account of an "AI video expert" and several details in the video reveal it is not real. A d
The Dispatch→ The New Deep State
Like before, but worse.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the military didn’t arrest a former USDA inspector general
“JAG arrests … USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Melania Trump At 2025 Super Bowl
Does a video show President Donald Trump and Melania Trump walking out onto the field of Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on February 9, 2025? No, that's not true: Melania Trump was not at the 2025 Super Bowl. The video showing the two walki
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t footage of fans booing Donald Trump at the 2025 Super Bowl
Video shows President Donald Trump was “booed at the Super Bowl.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Picture Of Goat Statue Covered In Fake Trump Banknotes At Mar-A-Lago Appears To Be Real — Art Project
Is a picture of a goat statue covered in fake money with President Donald Trump's face on it being displayed at Mar-a-Lago real? Yes it appears so: Video of the statue appeared on the Instagram account of Project G.O.A.T., which calls its
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Warren didn't say citizens don’t have the right to know what the government spends money on
Says U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said, “There is nothing in the Constitution that says ordinary citizens have a right to see what we spend our tax dollars on.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a photo of someone giving President Donald Trump the finger at the 2025 Super Bowl
Photo shows someone raising two middle fingers at President Donald Trump at the 2025 Super Bowl.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims That the CIA Supports the Lab-Leak Hypothesis for COVID
The agency announced last month that it deems a research-associated origin more likely.
Internet Archive→ President Trump Signs Executive Orders : CSPAN : February 11, 2025 4:17pm-4:51pm EST
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Health Feedback→ Infants younger than 6 months had the second highest COVID-associated hospitalization rate for most of the pandemic
REVIEW A post published on Facebook in February 2025 claimed that babies younger than 6 months had “the second highest [COVID-19] hospitalization rate after the elderly”. Children in general notoriously fare better than adults and older people a
FactCheck.org→ Trump on U.S. Imports of Oil and Lumber
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Days before he ordered, and then paused, new tariffs on U.S. imports from Canada and Mexico, President Donald Trump argued that the U.S. does not need imported products such as crud
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Mexican President Said ‘Shame on Trump,’ Warned US Not To Build Border Wall
Did Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum address President Donald Trump in a speech about "7 billion consumers ready to replace" their American products and vacations with non-American ones? No, that's not true: Lead Stories could not find
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FEMA To Fire Employees Over ‘Egregious’ NYC Hotel Payments, But $59 Million Claim Lacks Confirmation
Did the Federal Emergency Management Agency fraudulently send $59 million to luxury hotels in New York City to "house illegal migrants"? It's complicated: A New York City Hall spokesperson told Lead Stories that New York "never paid luxur